So I decided to do the every novalogic pack from steam. since some people seem to be having problems with the steam version.
The stream versions executable code on the exe file only eg. df2.exe is encrypted/repacked. which is why my patch program does not work.
the exe is not compressed, just encrypted and wrapped with the steam code that forces you to use steam to play the game. that being said once the game is decrypted and in memory, it is exactly the same as the download version you get from other online store. and that version is just a nocd patched version of the newest cd version of the game, with a slight lobby mod that does not work.
so if steam users want, they could just download the newest update from novalogics and apply that onto the steam version and then do a nocd patch and be in a better boat.
1) Download
http://ftp.novalogic.com/DF2/df2_update_030700_xx.exe
2) Download
http://www.devilsclaws.net/downloads..._Lobby_fix.zip
3) Download
http://www.devilsclaws.net/downloads..._CdToWebDL.zip
4) Run df2_update_030700_xx.exe
5) Find your Steam DF2 install eg. C:\Steam\steamapps\common\Delta Force 2\df2.exe
6) Apply the update
7) Apply DF2_CdToWebDL patch
8) Apply the DF2_Lobby_fix
9) Be sure to copy the new ibrowse.dll into the game folder
10) Play the game, and never let steam validate the install again. or it will undo what you just did